Shows for the week of June 24th, 2024

[crowncrawler]

I'm obsessed with BD's show already

[bigtrombone]

Barnum Festival: Champions on Parade Scores:

Open Class:

1. Spartans 60.40
2. 7th Regiment 53.35

All-Age Class:

1. Reading Buccaneers 76.95
2. Bushwhackers 74.45
3. Hawthorne Caballeros 74.30
4. Connecticut Hurricanes 68.10
5. Fusion Core 66.30
6. Sunrisers 64.20

The full recap can be found here: www.dci.org/scores/recap/2024-barnum-festival-champions-on-parade

[bigtrombone]

Drums on Parade Scores:

World Class:

1. Blue Stars 68.00
2. Colts 67.60
3. Madison Scouts 65.85

Open Class:

1. Colt Cadets 54.95

All-Age Class:

1. Govenaires 66.00

The full recap can be found here: www.dci.org/scores/recap/2024-drums-on-parade

[statechamp1239]

Oh wow! Bushwackers beat Caballeros. Good for them.

[N.E. Brigand]

Jun 29, 2024 20:46:58 GMT -6 bigtrombone said:

Barnum Festival: Champions on Parade Scores:

Open Class:

1. Spartans 60.40
2. 7th Regiment 53.35

The full recap can be found here: www.dci.org/scores/recap/2024-barnum-festival-champions-on-parade

The recap also has the DCI All Age Class scores:

1. Reading Buccaneers 76.95 (World)
2. Bushwackers 74.45 (World)
3. Hawthorne Caballeros 74.30 (World)
4. Connecticut Hurricanes 68.10 (World)
5. Fusion Core 66.30 (Open)
6. Sunrisers 64.20 (A)

I added the divisions, which are not shown on the recap. Buccaneers were first in all captions except percussion, which Bushwackers narrowly won.

Although the All Age corps are using DCI's sheets, they're apparently using a different scale than DCI's World and Open Class, because as highly as I think of the Buccaneers, no way are they scoring at the same level as Blue Devils. Until 2014, you saw this sort of thing between DCI's World Class and Open Class scores. In 2013, for example, Vanguard Cadets won Open Class Finals with a score of 96.15, then two days later in World Class Prelims, they scored 78.20. I don't think the difference between World/Open and All Age scores would be as great as that. I think last year's Buccaneers show (99.00 from DCA) was superior to, say, last year's Blue Stars show (88.625 from DCI), but that's just my opinion, and apparently we'll never know what the judges think. 

[bigtrombone]

Corps at the Crest Scores:

World Class:

1. Blue Devils 77.10
2. Santa Clara Vanguard 72.35
3. Mandarins 71.25
4. Pacific Crest 62.70

Open Class:

1. Blue Devils B 63.70
2. Gold 59.45
3. Vessel 50.00
4. Impulse 49.15
5. Blue Devils C 45.80

The full recap can be found here: www.dci.org/scores/recap/2024-corps-at-the-crest

[supersound]

Even SCV has fallen…how long until this activity fully dies out? I give it three-five years optimistically.

[yayband914]

Jun 29, 2024 23:16:06 GMT -6 supersound said:

Even SCV has fallen…how long until this activity fully dies out? I give it three-five years optimistically.

Oh my goodness enough with your doomsday prophesying, please. It’s boring and unproductive. Give the organization maybe, like, more than a few months to fully bounce back. They’ve hardly fallen, anyway. They just outscored a 2023 top half finalist corps by a point or more, twice.

[N.E. Brigand]

Jun 28, 2024 22:22:01 GMT -6 N.E. Brigand said:

As usual, the Blue Devils have to be considered the favorite at this point in the season. Teleport that performance to championship week, and it's easily in Finals as is. (Of course, it won't be scored that way tonight. But I would anticipate something in the upper 70s.)

Bluecoats may challenge, though. (Not writing Crown and Boston off yet, but the two big blues -- albeit one of them is red and white this year -- look like the frontrunners to me so far.) 

[bigtrombone]

Shows for Sunday June 30th, 2024 (1/2)

Event: Cavalcade of Brass

Location: The Sports Complex @ Benedictine University, Lisle, IL

Weather @ Show Start: Clear, 67 F

Broadcast: This event will be livestreamed on FloMarching.

Lineup (All Times CDT):

7:00 PM - Welcome & National Anthem
7:10 PM - Rosemont King Cobras
7:20 PM - Eclipse - Indianapolis, IN
7:30 PM - Sound of Sun Prairie - Sun Prairie, WI
7:42 PM - Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA
8:00 PM - Madison Scouts - Madison, WI
8:18 PM - Blue Stars - La Crosse, WI
8:36 PM - Intermission
8:51 PM - Colts - Dubuque, IA
9:09 PM - Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL
9:27 PM - Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA
9:45 PM - Carolina Crown - Fort Mill, SC
10:03 PM - The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL
10:21 PM - Encore-The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL
10:29 PM - Scores Announced

Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.

[bigtrombone]

Shows for Sunday June 30th, 2024 (2/2)

Event: Western Corps Connection

Location: San Bernardino Valley College Stadium, San Bernardino, CA

Weather @ Show Start: Clear, 96 F

Broadcast: This show will not be broadcast.

Lineup (All Times PDT):

6:15 PM - Welcome & National Anthem
6:25 PM - Sacramento Freelancers Alumni Corps - Sacramento, CA
6:37 PM - Vessel - San Dimas, CA
6:52 PM - Impulse - Buena Park, CA
7:07 PM - Blue Devils C - Concord, CA
7:22 PM - Blue Devils B - Concord, CA
7:37 PM - Gold - San Diego, CA
7:52 PM - Intermission
8:37 PM - Santa Clara Vanguard - Santa Clara, CA
8:55 PM - Pacific Crest - City of Industry, CA
9:13 PM - Mandarins - Sacramento, CA
9:31 PM - Blue Devils - Concord, CA
9:56 PM - Scores Announced

Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.

[realjsnacks]

Caught the post-intermission half of Cavalcade of Brass on Flo, so here's my thoughts on what I saw:

Colts: Still can't get rid of the BA vibes with that uniform, and I gotta admit I spent most of the show on that thought alone. Some early season dirt but for the most part this is a show that should keep them in Finals.

Phantom: The duet is to die for. Also, there were fireworks being shot off in the background during the last part of their performance and I really think in the moment it made an already awesome closer that much more cool. I'm loving Phantom so far this year, even more so than last year, so I'm rooting for a top half finish from them this year.

BAC: Glad to see them having fun with this concept, as this is maybe the most "out there" Boston show we've seen from them in quite some time. Still trying to get used to the more than one uniform color thing, but I get where it fits into the show. Guard throwing down as usual. 

Crown: Opening hit gave me LIFE. As did the passage of high note runs in movement 2. Strong performance overall, but I feel like there's more they haven't shown us yet, which is very well possible given that it's early season. It feels like the show ended kinda abruptly, which seems to support this theory. Perhaps they'll also beef up the brass book later in the season again like they did last year. Would love to see them take the Ott again.

Cavaliers: I can't tell if it was the stream or not, but it seemed like they had kind of a rough run tonight. Their props weren't really cooperating with them either lol. I don't think it helps all that much that I'm not sold on the show yet. Maybe I just need to see it a few more times before I come around. Cool take on the classic uniforms though.

Excited to see how Bloo does once they enter competition!!

[N.E. Brigand]

Only watched "Promethean" (aka "On the Slab" [Harlan Ellison, 1981]). The torch should light up, and they need to find some way to make the eagle legitimately scary.

Saw just a few seconds of the top of Boston's show. Are the lights on the hats new or were those already in place earlier this week?

[bigtrombone]

World Class:

1. Carolina Crown 77.10
2. Boston Crusaders 76.60
3. Phantom Regiment 73.80
4. The Cavaliers 71.85
5. Colts 70.70
6. Blue Stars 70.40
7. Madison Scouts 67.40

Open Class:
1. Colt Cadets 57.45

The full recap can be found here:https://dci.org/scores/recap/2024-cavalcade-of-brass

[bigtrombone]

Western Corps Connection Scores:

World Class:

1. Blue Devils 77.30
2. Santa Clara Vanguard 73.55
3. Mandarins 72.95
4. Pacific Crest 64.00

Open Class:

1. Blue Devils B 63.85
2. Gold 60.25
3. Impulse 51.25
4. Vessel 51.05
5. Blue Devils C 46.70

The full recap can be found here: dci.org/scores/recap/2024-western-corps-connection

[paddy]

Jun 30, 2024 21:41:56 GMT -6 N.E. Brigand said:

Saw just a few seconds of the top of Boston's show. Are the lights on the hats new or were those already in place earlier this week?

The lights were always part of the hat, but they were very visible last night.

[marimba11]

Jun 30, 2024 21:34:26 GMT -6 realjsnacks said:

Caught the post-intermission half of Cavalcade of Brass on Flo, so here's my thoughts on what I saw:

Colts: Still can't get rid of the BA vibes with that uniform, and I gotta admit I spent most of the show on that thought alone. Some early season dirt but for the most part this is a show that should keep them in Finals.

Phantom: The duet is to die for. Also, there were fireworks being shot off in the background during the last part of their performance and I really think in the moment it made an already awesome closer that much more cool. I'm loving Phantom so far this year, even more so than last year, so I'm rooting for a top half finish from them this year.

BAC: Glad to see them having fun with this concept, as this is maybe the most "out there" Boston show we've seen from them in quite some time. Still trying to get used to the more than one uniform color thing, but I get where it fits into the show. Guard throwing down as usual. 

Crown: Opening hit gave me LIFE. As did the passage of high note runs in movement 2. Strong performance overall, but I feel like there's more they haven't shown us yet, which is very well possible given that it's early season. It feels like the show ended kinda abruptly, which seems to support this theory. Perhaps they'll also beef up the brass book later in the season again like they did last year. Would love to see them take the Ott again.

Cavaliers: I can't tell if it was the stream or not, but it seemed like they had kind of a rough run tonight. Their props weren't really cooperating with them either lol. I don't think it helps all that much that I'm not sold on the show yet. Maybe I just need to see it a few more times before I come around. Cool take on the classic uniforms though.

Excited to see how Bloo does once they enter competition!!

Seriously, every time I see Colts I think "When does time to say goodbye start?"

As a Colts alum and many unlucky 13th finishes hopefully they've moved beyond just making finals, however making finals is just icing in the cake for me!

[bigtrombone]

Here's how the placement's have shaken out after the first week of shows!

1. 77.300: Blue Devils - 06/30 - CA
2. 77.100: Carolina Crown - 06/30 - IL
3. 76.600: Boston Crusaders - 06/30 - IL
4. 73.800: Phantom Regiment - 06/30 - IL
5. 73.550: Santa Clara Vanguard - 06/30 - CA
6. 72.950: Mandarins - 06/30 - CA
7. 71.850: The Cavaliers - 06/30 - IL
8. 70.700: Colts - 06/30 - IL
9. 70.400: Blue Stars - 06/30 - IL
10. 67.400: Madison Scouts - 06/30 - IL
11. 64.000: Pacific Crest - 06/30 - CA
12. 63.850: Blue Devils B - 06/30 - CA
-------------------Finals Cutoff-------------------------
13. 60.400: Spartans - 06/29
14. 60.250: Gold - 06/30 - CA
15. 57.450: Colt Cadets - 06/30 - IL
16. 53.350: 7th Regiment - 06/29
17. 51.250: Impuse - 06/30 - CA
18. 51.050: Vessel - 06/30 - CA
19. 46.700: Blue Devils C - 06/30 - CA

Corps that haven't competed yet:
- Bluecoats - 07/02 - Mason, OH
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- The Academy (first scored show) - 07/05 - Clovis, CA
- Blue Knights - 07/05 - Portland, OR
- Crossmen - 07/05 - Conway, SC
- Music City - 07/05 - Conway, SC
- Seattle Cascades - 07/05 - Portland, OR
- Spirit of Atlanta - 07/05 - Conway, SC
- Troopers - 07/05 - Portland, OR
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- Genesis - 07/12 - Cheyenne, WY
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- Jersey Surf - 07/13 - Clifton, NJ

Open Class:
- Columbians - 07/05 - Portland, OR
- Golden Empire - 07/05 - Clovis, CA
- River City Rhythm - 07/05 - Rockford, IL
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- The Battalion - 07/10 - Ogden, UT
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- Guardians - 07/16 - Abilene, TX
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- Raiders - 07/20 - Landisville, PA
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- Les Stentors - 07/23 - Syracuse, NY

[yayband914]

*Friendly reminder to those who don’t know that scores cannot be meaningfully compared across competitions.*

[Allohak]

Jul 1, 2024 14:42:17 GMT -6 yayband914 said:

*Friendly reminder to those who don’t know that scores cannot be meaningfully compared across competitions.*

Except that DCI uses them that way

[yayband914]

Jul 1, 2024 14:51:23 GMT -6 Allohak said:

Jul 1, 2024 14:42:17 GMT -6 yayband914 said:

*Friendly reminder to those who don’t know that scores cannot be meaningfully compared across competitions.*

Except that DCI uses them that way

Touché.

[paddy]

Jul 1, 2024 14:51:23 GMT -6 Allohak said:

Jul 1, 2024 14:42:17 GMT -6 yayband914 said:

*Friendly reminder to those who don’t know that scores cannot be meaningfully compared across competitions.*

Except that DCI uses them that way

And DCI is basically pro wrestling…

But I still love it.

[N.E. Brigand]

Jul 1, 2024 14:16:06 GMT -6 bigtrombone said:

Here's how the placement's have shaken out after the first week of shows! ...

Corps that haven't competed yet:
- Bluecoats - 07/02 - Mason, OH
- The Academy (first scored show) - 07/05 - Clovis, CA
- Blue Knights - 07/05 - Portland, OR
- Crossmen - 07/05 - Conway, SC
- Music City - 07/05 - Conway, SC
- Seattle Cascades - 07/05 - Portland, OR
- Spirit of Atlanta - 07/05 - Conway, SC
- Troopers - 07/05 - Portland, OR
- Genesis - 07/12 - Cheyenne, WY
- Jersey Surf - 07/13 - Clifton, NJ

Videos of both the Troopers and Crossmen preview shows are on Youtube. I enjoyed both performances a lot, although in both cases I could do without the vocal samples (nobody goes to a drum corps show to hear the voices of Al Hibbler and Mel Torme, great though they were). Crossmen are a bit slow to get started but finish strong. I think they could wind up anywhere from 11th to 14th, depending on what other corps do. Getting back into Finals would be nice for them after two 13th place finishes. And Troopers -- whose show is quite long: 13 min. 26 sec. (I assume that includes about 90 seconds of unjudged preshow) -- sure look like a Finals lock to me. It's early, to be sure, but this is probably a show that improves on their 12th and 10th place finishes in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Their much-admired exhibition production in 2021 sure seems like a turning point. They had finished 17th, 17th, and 18th in the three years prior to the pandemic.

[N.E. Brigand]

Jun 26, 2024 19:27:08 GMT -6 neop said:

Am I crazy for thinking the Colts will have the Cavaliers sweating this year?

Narrator: "Neop was not crazy for thinking that."

[N.E. Brigand]

Jun 27, 2024 6:00:58 GMT -6 philodemus said:

Jun 26, 2024 20:09:33 GMT -6 N.E. Brigand said:

Cavaliers, "Beneath the Armor"
What does the pseudo-Cheap Trick vocal add to the show? The answer is nothing.

It's thematic, I think. My take on the Cavies design is that they are making a statement about masculinity - an approach for which they are uniquely suited in the modern drum corps idiom and which has worked for them in the past - and the way in which men must construct an armor of conventional masculinity around their inner selves. In that context, the line "I want you to want me, I need you to need me" could be making a point about how the desire of others, traditionally women, is one thing that validates a man's feeling of masculinity. He literally needs women to need him in order to feel like a real man. Of course, there are probably better ways to make this very smart point than using this very silly song... but I think that's what they were going for.

I think you're right about the theme, but as of championships prelims, they've cut that vocal from the show, which is better for it. (Better for other things too.)

Edit: Or so I thought Thursday night, but I may not have been close enough attention, because the Cheap Trick song was in fact quoted in their Finals performance.